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After not placing last year, Jarrell rolled to the 160-pound title, winning the finals 8-0 over Jeff Smith from Palm Bay.

"The competition was great here, and my mind-set was to wrestle 100 percent each match," Jarrell said. "It lets me know what my strengths and weaknesses are, and what I need to work on."

"This is a good way for him to start off the season," said Tampa Prep coach Andy Bricker, whose team was 19th in the 30-team field. "It means a lot to win one of the toughest competitions in the state."

Jarrell finished the meet 5-0, pinning three of his opponents, and scoring major decisions in the other two matches.

"He really dominated every opponent he had this weekend," Bricker said. "He is a two-time state placer, and we expect him to bring home the state championship."

Springstead won the team championship 212.50 to 211 over Kissimmee Osceola.

LAND O'LAKES — Brandon, ranked fifth in the nation, outscored the Swamp Challenge Duals field 403-0 to take the title.

"There was some good competition out there, and we had a really good performance today," Brandon coach Russ Cozart said.

Brandon beat Wesley Chapel (81-0), Land O'Lakes (81-0), Sebring (79-0) and Zephyrhills (78-0) in pool duals. Then the Eagles blanked Pasco 84-0, as seven of their 14 wrestlers had a pin in less than one minute.

There is a reason why the air in Tampa Bay is filled with playoff talk. If Thursday night's 12-8 Bucs preseason win over the Jaguars is any indication, it's also going to be filled with footballs thrown by quarterback Jameis Winston.

TORONTO — Two pitches RHP Chris Archer didn't execute are the ones that stood out Thursday as Josh Donaldson hit them out of the park. But the two solo home runs aside, Archer turned in a sterling outing that went atop the pile of good pitching the Rays keep wasting.

CLEARWATER — Tracey Fritzinger has seen Tim Tebow play baseball a few times this year. The 40-year-old St. Petersburg resident went to two of his games against the Tampa Yankees, along with Joy, her little sister from Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.